Miami is now making a push to host the World Cup final in 2026, according to the Palm Beach Post.
Tom Garfinkel, the Miami Dolphins CEO who has brought Formula 1 racing and the Miami Open tennis tournament to Hard Rock Stadium, is behind the effort.
According to Garfinkel, FIFA is impressed with Hard Rock, and they “understand the importance of Miami as a global city and as a great soccer city and as a dynamic city.”
The last Formula 1 event is already being seen as a huge success, and is helping Miami’s World Cup …
by Riccardo Ravasini
“Newly signed contracts for single families declined month over month for the first time in 2022. In addition, condo new signed contracts fell for the second time. However, the jump in mortgage rates took some of the edge off of still elevated demand, enabling seasonal expansion of new single family listings.”
(data source: millersamuel.com)
by Riccardo Ravasini
There were 4,494 New Lease Signings in Manhattan in the month of April -50.5% compared to the same period last year, but that was due to the distortion of surging inbound activity last year as the market woke up post pandemic.
Bidding Wars accounted for more than one in five new lease signings, with a 21.3% market share and a 10.7% average premium above the landlord’s last asking price.
The Median Rental Price was $3,925, up +31.9% from April 2021, while Net Effective Median Rent, the face rent, less landlord concessions surged year over year by a record rate of +38.7% to $3,870, this …
by Riccardo Ravasini 
Developers are increasingly planning to build towers in Miami that will reach supertall status (above 300 meters, or around 969 feet), with the real estate market here among the hottest anywhere. And several supertall towers have been announced in recent months, all by top-tier developers.
Here below is the link to the complete article with the list of every supertall currently being planned in Miami. http://ow.ly/WRtc50IMqbr
(source: thenextmiami.com, picture: The Waldorf Astoria Hotel & Residences)
by Riccardo Ravasini 
New Yorkers will soon be able to hail a taxi on Uber.
The Wall Street Journal was first to break the news of the agreement, which it reported could ease Uber’s driver shortage and direct more business to taxi drivers. I also recommend using Curb (the yellow cab app) https://gocurb.com/ to find a cab and pay for your ride. I use it all the time.
(source: patch.com, picture by Veronika Bykovich)
by Riccardo Ravasini 
Ultra-runner and magician Oz Pearlman just set a record for the number of laps run around the iconic 6.1-mile road in Central Park.
Pearlman ran 19 loops, a staggering 116 miles, 18 miles more than the previous park record set just last year, running nonstop from 6 a.m. on Friday to 1 a.m. on Saturday. The record-setting effort was in support of the Save the Children Ukraine Relief Fund, ending up raising roughly $100,000.
“As a parent of three young children, my heart breaks seeing the horrific violence in Ukraine and its impact on …
by Riccardo Ravasini